This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship,
if any, between drug treatment and success or failure of drug-involved
offenders on probation/community supervision. Further, the researchers
sought to evaluate the outcomes of drug-involved offenders admitted to
(1) secure residential substance abuse treatment (RSAT) programs, (2)
non-secure residential drug treatment programs, (3) non-residential
drug treatment programs, and (4) no drug treatment programs. Data were
collected from administrative records provided by the Florida
Department of Corrections, specifically case history records of
offenders admitted to supervision in the community from July 1, 1991,
through June 30, 1997. Part 1 is comprised of all cases admitted to
community supervision between July 1, 1991, and June 30, 1993 (fiscal
years 1991 and 1992) and treated in a secure residential drug treatment
program. Part 2 is comprised of all cases admitted to community
supervision from July 1, 1991, through June 30, 1995, receiving
treatment in a non-secure residential drug treatment program. Part 3
contains data on offenders admitted to non-residential drug treatment
programs, whose community supervision admissions were between July 1,
1991, and June 30, 1993. Part 4 contains data on offenders admitted to
non-residential drug treatment programs, whose community supervision
admissions were between July 1, 1993, and June 30, 1995 (fiscal years
1993 and 1994). Part 5 contains data on cases admitted to community
supervision between July 1, 1991, and June 30, 1993, who did not
receive drug treatment of any kind. Cases admitted to community
supervision between July 1, 1993, and June 20, 1995, receiving no drug
treatment are contained in Part 6. Each supervision admission record
contains a history of subsequent court actions that were complete
through December 31, 1997. Variables for all parts include population
estimates, unemployment rates, population by age-specific categories,
violent and nonviolent index offenses, per capita personal income,
clearance rates, split sentence flag, primary offense disposition,
primary offense felony level, current commitment years supervised,
supervision type, whether current offense included a drug charge,
number of prior supervision terms, number of prior commitments,
reasons for failure, treatment facility code, number of drug
sale/traffic offenses, outcome of supervision period, and reasons for
prison intake. Demographic variables include race and gender.

This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship,
if any, between drug treatment and success or failure of drug-involved
offenders on probation/community supervision. Further, the researchers
sought to evaluate the outcomes of drug-involved offenders admitted to
(1) secure residential substance abuse treatment (RSAT) programs, (2)
non-secure residential drug treatment programs, (3) non-residential
drug treatment programs, and (4) no drug treatment programs. Data were
collected from administrative records provided by the Florida
Department of Corrections, specifically case history records of
offenders admitted to supervision in the community from July 1, 1991,
through June 30, 1997. Part 1 is comprised of all cases admitted to
community supervision between July 1, 1991, and June 30, 1993 (fiscal
years 1991 and 1992) and treated in a secure residential drug treatment
program. Part 2 is comprised of all cases admitted to community
supervision from July 1, 1991, through June 30, 1995, receiving
treatment in a non-secure residential drug treatment program. Part 3
contains data on offenders admitted to non-residential drug treatment
programs, whose community supervision admissions were between July 1,
1991, and June 30, 1993. Part 4 contains data on offenders admitted to
non-residential drug treatment programs, whose community supervision
admissions were between July 1, 1993, and June 30, 1995 (fiscal years
1993 and 1994). Part 5 contains data on cases admitted to community
supervision between July 1, 1991, and June 30, 1993, who did not
receive drug treatment of any kind. Cases admitted to community
supervision between July 1, 1993, and June 20, 1995, receiving no drug
treatment are contained in Part 6. Each supervision admission record
contains a history of subsequent court actions that were complete
through December 31, 1997. Variables for all parts include population
estimates, unemployment rates, population by age-specific categories,
violent and nonviolent index offenses, per capita personal income,
clearance rates, split sentence flag, primary offense disposition,
primary offense felony level, current commitment years supervised,
supervision type, whether current offense included a drug charge,
number of prior supervision terms, number of prior commitments,
reasons for failure, treatment facility code, number of drug
sale/traffic offenses, outcome of supervision period, and reasons for
prison intake. Demographic variables include race and gender.

Guidelines for Applying for Restricted Data

Before you begin an application you will need the following information to complete the form

General Requirements:

appointment at research institution; appointment must be under the jurisdiction of the receiving institution

degree requirements (possibly doctorate)

Must be submitted:

project description

IRB approval

approved security plan

roster of research and IT staff who can access or view the data or computer where data are hosted.

confidentiality pledges for all people on roster

Some require:

CV's

Access to these data is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.

Any public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public.
Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

Universe:
Any drug-involved offender in the state of Florida
admitted to community supervision between July 1, 1991, through June
30, 1997, who was admitted to: (1) secure residential drug treatment
programs, (2) non-secure residential drug treatment programs, (3)
non-residential drug treatment programs, or (4) no drug treatment
programs during July 1, 1990, through June 30, 1994.

Data Type(s):
administrative records data

Data Collection Notes:

The user guide and codebook are provided by ICPSR as
Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The PDF file format was
developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF
reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how
to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web
site.

Methodology

Study Purpose:
Between 1984 and 1989, felony drug arrests in
Florida were on the rise. In the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1989,
many prison admissions resulted from arrests and convictions in which
the primary offense was a drug charge. At the same time, Florida's
Control Release Authority, in its efforts to manage the size of the
inmate population, was granting early release to drug offenders who
were considered to be low risk. It was observed, however, that some of
these releases were readmitted to prison three or four times in the
course of a year. The Community Corrections Partnership Act of 1991
was passed with the intention of revising and rationalizing the
state's prison commitment policy, particularly in light of the crack
cocaine epidemic. The act was aimed at providing funding for substance
abuse programs both within the community and within the prison
system. A court-imposed requirement of drug treatment was regarded as
a cost-effective option whereby a substantial fraction of
drug-involved but nonviolent offenders could be safely diverted from a
prison sentence to one of supervision in the community. The focus of
this study was to investigate the relationship, if any, between drug
treatment and success or failure of drug-involved offenders on
probation/community supervision. Moreover, the researchers sought to
evaluate the outcomes of drug-involved offenders admitted to (1)
secure residential drug treatment programs, (2) non-secure residential
drug treatment programs, (3) non-residential drug treatment programs,
and (4) no drug treatment programs.

Study Design:
Data were collected from administrative records
provided by the Florida Department of Corrections, specifically case
history records of offenders admitted to supervision in the community
from July 1, 1991, through June 30, 1995. The data contain information
on offenders admitted to either a residential (secure or non-secure)
or non-residential drug treatment program, as well as those offenders
receiving no drug treatment. Residential programs involved a
structured, live-in, non-hospital environment, focusing on all aspects
of substance abuse rehabilitation, including ancillary services such
as vocation and education programs. A secure residential drug
treatment program was defined as a high-intensity residential
treatment program that limited access of the offender in and out of
the facility. This treatment program was 12 to 18 months in length,
and was considered appropriate for extreme substance abuse cases.
Part 1 is comprised of all cases admitted to community supervision
between July 1, 1991, and June 30, 1993 (fiscal years 1991 and 1992)
and treated in a secure residential drug treatment program. Non-secure
residential drug treatment programs were defined as a six-month
medium-intensity residential program, which consisted of a two-month
intensive treatment component followed by a four-month employment
reentry component. Part 2 is comprised of all cases admitted to
community supervision from July 1, 1991, through June 30, 1995,
receiving treatment in a non-secure residential drug treatment
program. Throughout the state of Florida, there also existed a large
number of non-residential treatment programs that were made available
through contracts with local service providers. Non-residential
treatment was regarded as an intervention in the comprehensive
community-based substance abuse programs providing therapeutic
activities on a variety of intensity levels statewide (i.e., drug
education classes, outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient
treatment, and day or night treatment). Part 3 contains data on
offenders admitted to non-residential drug treatment programs, whose
community supervision admissions were between July 1, 1991, and June
30, 1993. Part 4 contains data on offenders admitted to
non-residential drug treatment programs, whose community supervision
admissions were between July 1, 1993, and June 30, 1995 (fiscal years
1993 and 1994). If the facility type was recorded as 0 or missing, the
case was assigned to a "no treatment" category. Within this category
cases were defined as being drug-involved and, presumably, candidates
for admission to drug treatment. Part 5 contains data on cases
admitted to community supervision between July 1, 1991, and June 30,
1993, who did not receive drug treatment of any kind. Cases admitted
to community supervision between July 1, 1993, and June 20, 1995,
receiving no drug treatment are contained in Part 6. Each supervision
admission record contains a history of subsequent court actions that
were complete through December 31, 1997. Failure on community
supervision was defined in terms of the occurrence of at least one of
the following events during a two-year observation period following
admission to a specified drug treatment program: (1) revocation of the
current probation sentence, (2) return to prison with or without
sentence revocation, (3) an addition to the current probation sentence
but without revocation, or (4) a new sentence to prison or probation
after successful completion of the current sentence.

Sample:
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Data Source:

administrative records

Description of Variables:
Variables for all parts include population
estimates, unemployment rates, population by age-specific categories,
violent and nonviolent index offenses, per capita personal income,
clearance rates, split sentence flag, primary offense disposition,
primary offense felony level, current commitment years supervised,
supervision type, whether current offense included a drug charge,
number of prior supervision terms, number of prior commitments,
reasons for failure, treatment facility code, number of drug
sale/traffic offenses, outcome of supervision period, and reasons for
prison intake. Demographic variables include race and gender.

Response Rates:
inap.

Presence of Common Scales:
None

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release: 2002-11-08

Version History:

2006-03-30 File UG2806.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.

2006-03-30 File CB2806.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.